Registering-bank.



No. 7|2, 873. Patented Nov. 4, I902. w. WEBER. REGISTERING BANK.

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Patentad Nov. 4, I902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM WEBER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

REGISTERING-BANK.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 712,873, datedNovember 4, 1902.

Application filed December 9,1901. Serial No. 85,152. No model.

To alt /1/0122, it may concern;

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM WEBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Registering-Banks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is the production of a locked box orreceptacle into which money, either in coin or paper, may be put and theamount of each deposit and the total amount of all deposits registered.Such a bank it is clear may be used as a private locked receptacle forthe savings of an individual or of a household or by a bankinginstitution as a means for increasing its savings deposits.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a face View of this improvedbank, showing the front piece partly broken away to illustrate portionsof the registering mechanism. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectionthrough the bank on dotted line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar viewon dotted line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a rear side view of theregistering mechanism, taken on dotted line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is atransverse section through the bank on dotted line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6is a fragmental vertical section on dotted line 6 6 of Fig. 2, showingin elevation the locking mechanism. Fig. 7 is a key for disengaging thelocking mechanism. enlarged detail showing the form of the stop A Fig. 9is a fragmental side elevation showing the relative positions of thestop A the wheel (3, and the rod C.

In the production of this bank I provide a receptacle A, preferablyformed from sheet metal and having the integral sides and top piece A,providedwith the bottom flanges A the integral bottom, and back piece Asaid bottom piece being secured to the bottom flanges A in any suitablemanner, as by means of the tubular rivets shown, the back piece beingprovided with the side flanges A and the top flange A secured to thesides and top piece, respectively, and the front piece A, of cast metal,made removable from the other parts of the receptacle. This front pieceis provided in its face with two openings A and A one of which openingsshows the cents figures and the other the dol- Fig. 8 is an lars figuresof the dials of the registering mechanism. It also has another opening Athrough which a push-button, to be hereinafter described, projects,which button it is necessary to depress beforethe registeringapparatuscan be operated. The front piece wears upon its face any suitabledesign, and the dollars and cents openings are suitably designatedthereon. The inside face of the front piece is provided at its top witha flange A having notches A A and A for the reception of theregistering-keys, also a flange A, having a notch A for holding one endof a spring to be hereinafter described. At the bottom of the frontpiece is a flange A adapted to lie within the receptacle. The frontpiece is also provided with the raised ring A", against which thecents-wheel bears, also with the studs A A A A A A and A, the latterstud being internally screwthreadedto receive acorrespondiugly-screwthreaded pin A adapted to extend through thereceptacle to the locking device on the inside rear wall thereof. Thispin is provided near the end opposite to that upon which thescrew-thread is formed with a conical head A and with a groove A justrearward of said conical head. The top of the receptacle has an openingA adapted to receive deposits, and the rear side has an opening A for akey to disengage the locking device.

Keys B, B, and B of spring material, bent upward and outward at theirforward ends to extend through the notches A A and A in the flange A ofthe front piece A and to present a surface for the fingers of theoperator, are secured at their rear ends to the inner side of the rearwall of the receptacle.

The registering mechanism of this bank comprises a ratchet-wheel 0,having one hundred teeth formed in its periphery. This wheel isrotatably mounted centrally on the front piece and on the inn'ersidethereof upon the projection A and is provided upon its face with numbersfrom 0 to 99, inclusive, placed in a circular series near the peripheryof said wheel. This wheel C may be called the cents-wheel. Just withinthe ring A on the inner face of the front piece A is the dollars-wheelO, rotatably mounted upon the stud A formed integral with the frontpiece A. The face of the dollars-wheel bears a series of numbers from Oto 9,? inclusive, and its periphery is provided with curved depressionsforming between them ten points or teeth. A projection 0 formed upon theface of the cents- This spring acts not only to hold said dollarswheelfrom accidental rotation, but when it is turned partially by theprojection 0 upon the cents-wheel the movement of said dollarswheel iscompleted by the action of the spring in dropping into the next adjacentnotch in said wheel.

A lever C is pivotally mounted upon the stud A formed integral with thefront piece, and is held upward against the flange A by means of thespring C one end of which lies in a notch 0, formed in said lever, theopposite end lying in the notch A formed in the flange projection fromsaid front piece,.said spring intermediate its ends being coiled aboutthe stud A upon which said lever is mounted The rear end of the lever Chas an arm 0 extending substantially at right angles to the main portionof said lever, and this arm at its extremity is turned forward in afinger 0 hearing against the rear side of said front piece. A flatspring C mounted upon the stud A formed integral with said front piece,constitutes the detent device for preventing accidental movement of saidregistering mechanism, for when said spring 0 is in its normal positionit lies in the path of the finger C of the lever C and prevents thedownward movement of said lever. A stud 0 fixed with relation to saidspring, constitutes the push-button hereinbefore mentioned and projectsthrough the opening A in the.front piece. In order to withdraw thespring from the path of the finger 0 it is only necessary to move thepushbutton inward, which movement withdraws the detent and releases theregistering mechanism to action. The forward end of the lever 0 hasthree stages or portions 0 C and C adapted to receive the cents,nickels, and dimes keys, respectively. The portion 0, which receives thecents-key is comparatively low, inasmuch as said lever need be depressedonlya little distance in order to cause a sufficient movement of thecents-wheel. The plane 0 which receives the nickels-key, is slightlyhigher than that which receives the cents-key and also is nearer thepivotal center of the lever. The plane C which receives the dimes-key,is not only higher than that which receives the nickelskey, but also isnearer the pivotal center of the lever. The forward end of the lever Ccarries a spring-pawl 0 the lower end of which is bent at right anglestoits length and lies in engagement with the ratchet-teeth of thecents-wheel. When the lever C is in its highest position, the free endof the pawl 0 lies between the teeth of the cents-wheel O and is held insuch position by the fixed stop A formed integral with the front piece,thus preventing the forward movement of said wheel. A backward movementof the centswheel is prevented by the spring O secured upon the rearside of the front piece A the forward end of which spring engages theratchet-teeth of the cents-wheel C.

C is a plate for protecting the registering mechanism and for holdingcertain of the parts of said mechanism in position. This plate isprovided with three openings, by means of which it is held in place.these openings receives the stud A another the stud A and the thirdopening coincides with the screw-threaded opening in the stud A theshoulder at the upper end of the One of screw-thread upon the pin Aholding the plate upon said studs. The stud A formed integral with andprojecting from the rear face of the front piece A, supports one of theupper corners of the plate 0 The locking mechanism for retaining thefront piece in position comprises a box-loop D, secured to and risingfrom the inner side of the rear Wall of the receptacle and having theperforation D near its center. Two flat springs D and D their planesbeing at right angles to the rear wall of the receptacle A, are securedto the lower side of said box-loop, their free ends being adapted to liewithin the groove A formed upon the locking-pin A The pin being conicalat its forward end may easily be inserted into the opening D and willpass the springs D and D but as soon as the groove in the pin iscoincident with the springs the latter will press into said groove andprevent the withdrawal of the pin, and as said pin is secured within itsthreaded opening in the rear side of the front piece A the front pieceis thereby locked in position.

' To permit access to the receptacle, a key D is provided, havingoppositely-extending wards D which when inserted through the openingprovided in the rear wall for its reception, and said key is turned,force apart the free ends of the springs D and D withdrawing saidsprings from the groove A in the locking-pin A and thus releasing saidpin and the front piece.

In operation a deposit is made by dropping the desired amount into thereceptacle through the opening A in the top thereof. The push-button (Jis then depressed and the registering mechanism operated by means of thekeys B, B, or B until theamount of the deposit has been registered. Ifthe deposit was one cent, the push-button is depressed and thecents-lever pushed downward as far as possible and released. Thespringpawl O at the forward end of the pivoted lever 0 travels downwardwith the depression of said lever, its free end passing over oneratchet-tooth of the cents-wheel C. When the cents-key is released, thespring 0 raises the lever C, rotates the cents-wheel O the distance ofone tooth, and registers the deposit by moving the dial with relation tothe centsopening A in the front piece. If the deposit is five cents, thecents-key may be depressed five times or the nickels-key once. In eitherevent the spring-pawl C at the outer end of the lever O is caused topass over five teeth in the periphery of the cents-wheel and to movesaid wheel five steps, which will be indicated by the higher numberswhich will coincide with the opening A in the face of the front piece.If a dime is to be registered, the cents-key may be depressed ten times,the nickels-key twice, or the dimes-key once, the action of themechanism being the same in either case. Then the cents-wheel passesfrom 99 to O, the projection on said wheel engages one of the peripheralteeth of the dollars-wheel and causes said wheel to be moved thedistance of one of its teeth. This causes the dollars-wheel to presentthe next higher figure at the opening A in the front piece A Thepush-button O is placed at a little distance from the registering-keys,so that said button shall not be depressed and the'keys operatedinadvertently or by accident.

It is obvious that two wheels representing cents and dimes having tenteeth each and adapted to engage at suitable intervals might besubstituted for the cents-wheel herein shown.

I am aware that many slight changes may be resorted to in the generalform and arrangement of the several parts described without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention, wherefore I desire to have itunderstood that I do not limit myself to the exact details herein shownand described, but claim all such changes and modifications as properlyfall within the scope and spirit of my invention.

I claim as my invention 1. In a registering-bank, in combination, amoney-receptacle having a removable side; registering-keys mounted onsaid receptacle; a rotatable cents-Wheel having a series of teeth and aprojection; a pivoted lever adapted to be engaged at different distancesfrom its pivotal center by the registeringkeys; a pawl on said leveradapted to engage the teeth on said cents-wheel; a dollars-wheel adaptedto be engaged by the projection on said centswheel; and a movable detentadapted to prevent the movement of said lever.

2. In a registering-bank, in combination, a money-receptacle;registering-keys mounted on said receptacle; a rotatable cents-wheelhaving a series of teeth and a projection; a pivoted leveradapted to beengaged at difierent distances from its pivotal center by theregistering-keys; a spring for moving said lever in one direction; apawl on said lever adapted to engage the teeth on said centswheel; adollars-wheel adapted to be engaged by the projection on saidcents-wheel; and a fixed stop adapted to hold said pawl between theteeth of said cents-wheel in order to prevent the forward movement ofsaid wheel.

3. In aregistering-bank, in combination, a money-receptacle; registeringkeys formed from spring material'and secured at one end to saidreceptacle; a rotatable cents-wheel having a series of teeth and aprojection; a pivoted lever adapted to be engaged at different distancesfrom its pivotal center by the registering-keys; a spring for movingsaid le- "erin one direction; a pawl on said lever adapted to engage theteeth of said centswheel; a fixed stop adapted to hold said pawl betweenthe teeth of said centswheel to prevent the forward movement of saidwheel; a dollars-wheel adapted to be engaged by the projection on saidcents-wheel; and a spring adapted normally to engage a portion of saidpivoted lever to prevent the accidental movement of the registeringmechanism.

4. Amoney-receptacle for registering-banks comprising integral sides andtop, the sides being provided with bottom flanges; an integral bottomand back piece, the back having side flanges and a top flange; means forsecuring the bottom to the bottom flanges, the sides to the sideflanges, and the top to the topfiange; a standing loop on the inner sideof said back piece, said loop being provided with an opening therein; afront piece; a pin secured to said front piece adapted to enter theopening in said standing loop; and a spring-finger secured to said loopadapted to engage said pin.

5. A money-receptacle for registering-banks comprising integral sidesand top, the sides being provided with bottom flanges; an integralbottom and back piece, the back having side flanges and a top flange;means for securing the bottom to the bottom flanges, the sides to theside flanges, and the top to the top flange; a standing loop secured tothe inner side of said back piece, said loop being provided with anopening; a front piece; a pin having a conical head and a groove, whichpin is adapted to enter the opening in said standing loop; and twospring fingers adapted to engage the groove in said pin to hold thefront piece in position.

(5. In a registering-bank, in combination, a money-receptacle;registering -keys in flat spring form, said keys being secured at oneend upon the inner side of a wall of said receptacle; and registeringmechanism in said receptacle, adapted to be operated by the movement ofsaid keys.

7. In a registering-bank, in combination, a money-receptacle;registeringkeys mounted on said receptacle; a rotatable cents-wheelhaving a series of teeth and a projection; a pivoted L-shapelever havingdifferent planes adapted to be engaged by the registeringkeys; a springfor moving said lever in one direction; a movable detent-spring adaptedto engage the otherarm of said L-shape lever to prevent the movement ofsaid lever; a pawl on said lever adapted to engage the teeth of saidcents-wheel; and a dollarswheel adapted to be engaged by the projectionon said cents-wheel.

8. In a registering-bank, in combination, a money-receptacle;registering-keys; aregistering mechanism adapted to be operated by saidregistering-keys, said mechanism comprising a pivoted L-shape lever; adetentspring adapted to prevent the movement of said lever; andapush-button for moving said I detent-spring.

9. In a registering-bank, in combination, a money-receptacle having aremovable side, said side being provided with a dollars-opening, acents-opening, and a push-button opening; registering-keys mounted onsaid receptacle; a cents-wheel having a series of teeth and aprojection, said wheel being rotatably mounted upon said removable side;a pivoted L-shape lever adapted to be engaged at different distancesfrom its pivotal center by the registering-keys, which lever is mountedupon said removable side; a spring for holding said lever in onedirection; a pawl on said lever adapted to engage the teeth on saidcents-wheel; a stop projection on the removable side adapted to holdsaid pawl in engagement with the teeth of said wheel to prevent theforward movement of the wheel; a dollars-wheel adapted to be engaged bythe projection on said cents-wheel; a detent-spring normally lyingwithin the path of movement of a portion of said lever; and apush-button extending through the push-button opening in the removableside, by means of which the detent is withdrawn.

WILLIAM WEBER.

Witnesses:

L. L. MILLER, GEO. L. CHINDAHL.

